First AAQI Quilt

I finished my first AAQI quilt last night.

I've called it My Scrappy Mind because it has been made from scraps given to me, mostly by the Bebbington Appliqué Expert, as I call her.

This is the back - fabric given to me by Quilting Pixie Donna, who sadly has decided to stop blogging for the time being.

I  had an idea for another one, but have forgotten what it was!  Typical!

There's been some stash enhancement going on too.

I went into the remaining LQS on Friday to see what they'd got in the soldes.  Not a lot.  In fact nothing.  I was looking round for the "coupons'" basket which used to be on a table in the middle of the fabric room.  Now there is a sign saying that "from now on, due to thieving, please ask us for the coupons basket"!  Can you imagine!  Who on earth would want to steal FQ's!

So I came home with the gorgeous moon and stars FQ and the red one.

The rest is Kaffe Fassett bits and pieces from lovely Marit in Norway.  She saw my post about the lovely Kaffe Fassett stripes Wanda was showing on her blog, and very kindly sent me some.  Aren't they gorgeous.

Ooooohh - guess what!

Does this look like what I think it is.

Do you really think Spring could be on its way?

Yesterday was so gorgeous.  I couldn't believe the sun's warmth and opened every window I possibly could.  The Young One promptly went round shutting them all as she is starting a cold!

I think today is going to be lovely and sunny again, but probably not as warm. So .......

Wordless Wednesday - Wishing and Waiting

Yesterday

It's finally stopped snowing, but still freezing cold and, apparently, it's going to get colder.

Only 2 months to go and Spring will be here.  Thank goodness.

A bientôt

I'm in love!

The other day I was reading Wanda's blog - Exuberant Color - where she had posted photos of the most gorgeous fabrics I have ever seen - the Kaffe Fassett stripes.  They really are stunning.

So I'm  now on the hunt for some on Ebay and other places.  I think I've found an online shop in Orléans (just up the road LOL) which stocks them.  Expensive, yes, but worth every single centime just to be able to fondle them!

In the meantime, I'm going to have to settle for this.

The winter sales have started and I found this little beauty marked down by 50%.  

 I can feel V's Waverunner quilt coming on.

It's been snowing here on and off.  The Young One was sent home from school early last Wednesday and didn't go back until yesterday.  The school mini-bus couldn't get up the hill.

As I type this it's snowing again.  Big big flakes.  The Young One and I managed to get out on Thursday to do a mini shop.  Luckily we did as we certainly can't get out now! 

The farmer delivered our wood on Thursday too so we are hunkering down and keeping warm.

A bientôt.

Fooling About

Happy New Year everyone.  Hope you all had a good Christmas and celebrated the next year in style.

We had a pretty quiet Christmas, but I'm still recovering frm the New Year celebrations. (Note to self - don't drink so much of the fizzy stuff next year.)


In between eating and drinking I've been chain piecing blocks for the Blueberry Fool quilt and this is where I've got to so far.

Someone mentioned that they thought it was a lot different from Blackcurrant Fool, but I personally can't see the difference, except that the "blades" haven't been added yet.  There is a lot more dark and white than in the previous one and I'm trying ever so hard to provide contrast.

I winged it with Blackcurrant Fool and I seem to be planning this one a lot more.

I haven't started machining the blocks together yet.  I thought I'd wait and see how big it gets before getting fed up.  I'm thinking of stopping roughly about this size, will add the "blades" and then a small border to round it off.

After that perhaps I'll muck about with the purples and blues (there are still loads left over) and make a lap quilt for my Mother.  I asked her last year if she wanted a lap quilt and got a firm no.  When she was over here in November she said how warm quilts are and would like a lap quilt to snuggle under during the cold months.  Honestly!  So that's the next project sorted.

Isn't it marvellous about the Liberated Quilting Challenge!  I was approving membership applications to the Yahoo group most of yesterday and when I logged on to the internet this morning, found that my fellow Moderator, Nancie V in TX, had approved loads more.

I'm not at all sure what I'm going to do yet.  I did letters for Tonya's Priority Hope Challenge and I toying with the idea of doing a free-pieced rose similar to the one that Tracey did a tutorial for (here).

We've had the most extraordinary weather over the last few days.  3 nights ago there was the most amazing thunderstorm with torrential rain (in December!?!?) and now the temperature has dropped again and we are building up for a couple of cold days.

The skies have been amazing.

As have the sunsets

Woohoo - I've just realised - only 2 days to go before Gwen's new book is out.  I wonder what it's like?

Then there is February to look forward to when Bonnie's Adventures with Leaders & Enders comes out.  What fun we are going to have this year.

Until the next time.

Read All About It!

To celebrate 2010 Michele and I are throwing down the gauntlet to all liberated quilters.

Go here to read more about it.